Burundi security forces accused of violent repression

Source: BBC

The security forces in Burundi systematically killed dozens of people during violent repression that took place in the capital Bujumbura on 11 December, Amnesty International says.

It says that some of the scores of people who died during the single bloodiest day of Burundi's "escalating crisis" were killed extra-judicially.
At least 87 people were killed, including eight security force members.

The government has not yet responded to the Amnesty report.
But it said soon after the violence on 11 December that those killed were responsible for attacks on government installations.